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单词 rip current
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rip current


noun

undertow (def. 1).

Origin of rip current

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby rip current

riot squad, rip, riparian, riparian right, rip cord, rip current, ripe, ripen, rip entry, ripe old age, ripe rot
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Scientific definitions for rip current

rip current

A strong, narrow surface current that flows rapidly away from the shore. Rip currents form when excess water that has accumulated along a shore due to wind and waves rushes back suddenly to deeper waters. Also called rip tide
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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